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c. Filling the missing word
It is called jumble letter. The teacher asked the students to fill the missing words. For example:
The g__ r__ f__e is very tall.
The p__ __c__ __ k is beautiful.
The m__ __ __ e __ is funny.
3. Evaluation
This is the last step in teaching and learning activity. It is carried out to know how far the students understand the materials. Besides, it also used
to evaluate the teacher’s way of teaching and as an input to decide how the teacher should teach in the next lesson. The teacher also gave the
students time for asking question, if there were any material that they did not understand. After that, the teacher gave the test or homework for
students as an evaluation. The students should do it individually. By giving homework, the students could study at home. The teacher could
check it in the next meeting.
F. The Effectiveness of Using Pictures in Teaching English
Vocabulary
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To increase the vocabulary we need media to be used. One of them is picture as a visual media. Picture always has a big role in motivating students
learn English as a second language. Harmer states that , “They need to be involved
in something active, They will usually not si t and listen” Harmer, 1991. It
means that children, especially the elementary school students usually like playing very much and teacher should make them focus in learning. Remembering that
children can easily get bored in doing some activities, this final project also discussed about the use of pictures in teaching and learning process.
. Using pictures is necessary in teaching English to young learners. During
the job training, the writer used pictures in teaching English to the students. The pictures helped her in explaining the materials and introducing new vocabularies.
She used pictures as a visual media to make the students easier in understanding the materials and memorizing the new vocabularies. The students could more
focus on the lesson when the writer showed pictures while explaining the materials.
Pictures also stimulate the students to do something with language. By seeing pictures, they could be motivated to write or say something about the
objects on them. They would improve their minds and create new ideas about the objects.
Besides, the use of pictures could make the teaching activity more fun and enjoyable. Children always love games and song. The writer could create
games by using pictures. These kind activities could help them to memorize the
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new vocabularies. Almost all student like gaming and of course this made them interested in learning. It was proved by some students who asked the writer to
give the same game. By using pictures as one of the teaching vocabulary method, the students
get more chance to practice on how to write the words correctly, recognize the writing of the vocabulary, and practice their pronunciation more often. Therefore,
it can be said that using pictures is necessary and effective in teaching English Vocabulary, especially to the second grade students of SD Negeri 2 Sragen and all
of young learners in general.
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CHAPTER IV
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
